A new discovery at an archaeological site has led researchers to believe that humans lived in rainforests much earlier than ...

“Seeing Lucy’s face is like glimpsing a bridge to the distant past, offering a visual connection to human evolution,” Brazil’s Cicero Moraes, a pioneer in the field of forensic facial reconstructions, ...

The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

Evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks talks to The Conversation Weekly about AI’s potential to influence our evolution.

Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ancestral lineages.

Tech is evolving too fast for human biology. Mental health trends show we're struggling. To survive, we must speed up ...

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

Over 100,000 years ago, a mysterious group of ancient humans walked the lands of eastern Asia. Known as the Juluren—meaning ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.